Islamic Civilization
- capital city العاصمة: the most important city and government city of a country
 - banks شاطئ النهر: the shore of a river
 - garden حديقة: a place to grow beautiful flowers
 - trade routes الطريق التجاري: a street that people trade on
 - control: to take over a place سيطر
 - link: connect ربط
 - trader: a person who sells things تاجر
 - artisan: a person who makes things using his hands الحرفيين
 - dynastyسلالة : a family of rulers
 - ruler حاكمة: a person who controls a country
 - Mesopotamia بلاد ما بين النهرين: the land between the Tigris and Euphrates
 - Tigris and Euphrates دجلة والفرات : two important rivers in Iraq
 - surplus إضافي: too much
 - shortage نقص: too little or not enough
 - blend خليط: a mix
 - cultureحضاره: the practices that people do each day
 - contagiousمعدي: spreads from person to person
 - improveتحسن: to make better